Clip and support for display matter



Dec. 14 1926. 1,510,364,,

F c DIVEN CLIP AND SUPPORT FOR DISPLAY MATTER Filed April a, 1926 INVENTOR fleck/15A 6. fi/qen ATTORNEY I Patented Dec. 14, 1 926.. r

V FREDERICK c. Divan, or SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

01.1? Ann surronr non nrsrnar MATTER.

Application filed April 8, 1926, Serial No. 100,623;

My invention hasparticular reference to awire device for detachably securing display matter to a circular surface of a me tallic or' glass container of merchandisey 5 and has for its chief object, the provision of a clip whichwillgrip such a surface, and also afl'ord integral compression elements designed to securely hold said matter in con-;

dition i'or proper-display, and without danger of, tilting.

In the accompanyingdrawing y Figure 1 1s a vlew, in perspect ve, ot'the device complete; r

Fig. 2, a perspective also, showing the j Theidevice, preferably bent from a single piece of spring wire, consists, in the present embodiment, of a support having spaced and parallel side portions 1, a top portion 2, a diagonal portion 3, and an'oppositely tions 5, produced between the side and diagonal portions, providing spacedcseats for a card, or the like, disposed within-'the'sup; The diagonal portion "3 is adapted to contact with the adjacent side portion,

port.

but the diagonal portion l, if desired, may

be slightly spaced away from its adjacent side portion to facilitate the placing of display-matter in the support. i a; A: pair of outwardly rounded portions, denoted by 6,*are formed bybending the vtree ends of the wire laterally or the support and slightly above. the top portion thereof, the said rounded portions andthe 'ing and supporting parts but as movable compression elements useful inretaining displaymatter withinthe support, and as will be hereinafter moreparticularly described.

, What I term a neck portion, designated by 7, is designed to project the support tion,;and obviously are adapted to grip a a cylindrical section of a bottle or can; When thedevice is mounted on theneck of a bottle, as indicated in Fig.- 2, the portion vertical position by[ spacing it away from the I same, the bottle disposed diagonal portion 4; the bightpordiagonal portionsserving not only as guid-Jl a As it willbe noted inFig. 2, when'the .card is inserted within'tlie support toits 7 is located below the, level of the arms, hence "thus support the same .in the most effective 7 permits the display matter to assume. a

,m'ore easilyunderstood, the container and display matter'are designated as 9' and 10 respectively. j I

In operating the device, a card, for instance, is inserted within the'suppo'rt, the

rounded portions 6 and the bends formed between thev top and-side portions acting as guideways for the card, and the bight portions 5, in cooperation with the other elements. of the support, affordingsubstantial. means 'for securi'ngft-he card'therein, The clip is then mountedon the bottle soas to support'the cardyeither from the front or rear of thebottle, asfdesired, the/spreading T' li' of'the arms .in embracing the bottle acting a to direct the movable portions arena, 6 i

against the card interposed between them and the rigid portions 1 and 2 andproduce J a compressive efi'ectupon 1t, thus; securely T holding the card in a vertical position; -As 1 will be apparent irom'aninspection of Fig. 3, the more the arms are spread the greater, the compression onthe card disposed;within the support, v While the device'is primarily intended for supporting display matter on. cylindrical containers,it is usetulalso'in supporting display matter on a counter, showcase, or.

the like. The saidmatterv being placed in the support, as heretofore described, the'fl arms 8 functionas braces,'which,'- in cooperation with the support will sustain a card of relatively large dimensions in a proper. position for display. Under the construc to tion of this device, the card also contributes csupportto itself, as the paper-retaining loops of the support permit the lower edge of the card, for a. major portion of'its;

length, to rest onthe surfacefon which it Y is displayed.

downward limit, the lower edge of the card when the device is utilized as just described, the free ends'of the arms, resting on a. 7 counter, forinstance, will impart a slight f backward "slant to the display matter, and

manner for the purpose intended. I d

claim: 1. A clip and support for displaymatte'r, comprising a length 0t wire bent to form a supporthavinga top portion, a pair of side U portions in spaced parallel relation and a. pair of oppositely disposed diagonal porec I ill

tions, and an outwardly bowed arm extend-1 Within the support. 1

2. A. clip and support for display matter, comprising a. support having a frame, a pair of oppositely disposed diagonal portions ex- 10 tending Within and slightly beyond the with the, support.

frame, each having a rounded section adjacent an outer edge or the-frame, said portions and sections defining compression elements "for display matter carried by the support, and a resilient outwardly curved arm extending from each rounded section on either side "of and in angular relation FREDERICK DEVEN. 

